March 16, 2014 in Nation/World
Fireworks exploded and Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. The United States and Europe condemned the …
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March 16, 2014
The U.S. rejected the Crimea secession referendum Sunday as illegal and readied retaliatory penalties against Russia, while shifting sights to deterring possible military advances elsewhere in Ukraine that could inflame …
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March 16, 2014 in Region
MISSOULA, Mont. — Volunteers in Missoula say they have finished cleaning up debris and snow from an avalanche that destroyed a home and buried three people, leading to the death …
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March 16, 2014 in Nation/World
Massive Indian navy and air search operations for the missing Malaysian jetliner were suspended today as Malaysia sought technical assistance from New Delhi in corroborating the possible paths that the …
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March 16, 2014 in City on Page A1
Now that Americans by the hundreds of thousands are signing up for health insurance coverage, reformers are moving on. They want high health care prices to be disclosed and driven …
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March 16, 2014 in City on Page A1
As the final seconds ticked away, an unguarded Freddie Owens caught a pass and sank a 3-pointer to launch Wisconsin past Tulsa and into the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet Sixteen. The …
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March 16, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A2
LOS ANGELES – David Brenner, the gangly, toothy-grinned “Tonight Show” favorite whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standup comedians, including Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser, died …
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March 16, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A3
LOS ANGELES – If a magnitude-9.0 earthquake were to strike along California’s sparsely populated North Coast, it would have a catastrophic ripple effect. A giant tsunami created by the quake …

March 16, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A3
NEW YORK – New York City’s fire commissioner says rescue workers have searched the rear basement of the site of a deadly gas explosion but haven’t yet reached the area …
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March 16, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A4
Kevin Spacey on Saturday tweeted a Photoshopped image of himself between Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother in response to the siblings’ criticism that he won’t take photos with …

March 16, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A4
KIEV, Ukraine – For the first time since the Ukraine crisis began, Russia on Saturday invaded a Ukrainian district outside the Crimean peninsula, prompting the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
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March 16, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A4
CAIRO – Gunmen stormed an Egyptian army checkpoint outside Cairo early Saturday morning and killed six soldiers, including some still in their beds, officials said, in what amounted to an …

March 16, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A8
DELMAR, N.Y. – The Niagara River corridor from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario is renowned as a spectacular winter haven for hundreds of thousands of water birds. But this year’s …
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March 16, 2014 in City on Page B1
From our archives, 100 years ago A farmer named Andrew Aldridge, 66, of Bonners Ferry, had been quarreling with his neighbor A.F. Waterman, 65, about the property line. Several times, …

March 16, 2014 in City on Page B1
The streets of downtown Spokane were lined with green Saturday for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade: hats, beads, shirts, hair – even the occasional kilt. The annual parade put …
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March 16, 2014 in City on Page B1
Welcome to “Loot for the Loaded,” our first-ever charity telethon. I’m devoting my column today to helping poor Avista executives, who are feeling the pinch like never before.
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